Faculty & Executive Speakers
Our faculty, leading academics in their field, provide expertise on executive leadership skills and incorporate gender-based research throughout the modules. Our executive speakers include CEOs and senior leaders of Fortune 1000 companies. Whether addressing a program cohort during a module or serving as the keynote speaker at one of our national networking events, these executives share their leadership experience and insights through candid conversations and open dialogue.
Faculty
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Susan Ashford
Michael & Susan Jandernoa Professor of Management and Organizations University of Michigan, Ross School of Business
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Tiziana Casciaro
Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior and Holder of the Professorship in Leadership Development, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
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Peter Coleman
Professor of Psychology & Education; Director of the Morton Deutsch International Center for Cooperation and Conflict Resolution, Columbia University
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Robin Ely
Diane Doerge Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Senior Associate Dean for Culture and Community, Harvard Business School
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Karyl Innis
CEO, Author, Keynote Speaker, Executive Coach, The Innis Company
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Deborah Kolb
Faculty Co-Chair for Leading Women Executives Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Professor for Women in Leadership (Emerita), Simmons School of Management
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Debra Noumair
Professor of Psychology and Education and Director of Executive Education Programs in Change and Consultation, Columbia University
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Quinetta Roberson
Fred J. Springer Endowed Chair in Business Leadership; Professor, Department of Management & Operations, Villanova School of Business, Villanova University; Adjunct Professor, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University
Executive Speakers
Representative executive speakers include:
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Sherry Barratt
Retired Vice Chairman, Northern Trust; Board Member, NextEra Energy
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Amy Best
Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Exelon Corporation
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Patrick Canning
Managing Partner, KPMG
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Deborah DeHaas
Vice Chairman & National Managing Partner, Center for Board Effectiveness, Deloitte
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Mary Dillon
CEO, Ulta
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David Fairhurst
Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer, McDonald’s
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Betsy Holden
Senior Advisor, McKinsey
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Dorri McWhorter
CEO, YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
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Michael O’Grady
President & CEO, Northern Trust
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Anne Pramaggiore
Senior EVP & CEO, Exelon Utilities
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Jennifer Scanlon
President & CEO, USG
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Maurice Smith
President, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, Health Care Service Corporation
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Kathleen Wilson-Thompson
Executive Vice President and Global Chief Human Resources Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance